Which non-owners car insurance should I buy?

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 07:21 am Post Subject: Can think of non owners insurance?

Hi, have you heard of non owners insurance? This policy will cover your medical bills if you suffer injuries in an accident. Non owner insurance is a solution for people who don't own a car but often rent or borrow. In your case, your employer must be carrying insurance on the vehicle in which they may have enlisted you as a driver (you need to find it out form your employer) but it still makes a good sense to have additional protection. IMO, non-owners insurance could be a solution for you.

Juanita

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 07:32 am Post Subject:

Howdy, not carrying auto insurance may not affect your premium as long as you maintain a fair driving record. Many factors influence auto insurance premium, like- the driver's age, gender, the average mileage of driving and most importantly your driving history. The insurance company will scrutinize all these factors before deciding upon your premium rate. However, it surely makes sense to have coverage even when you don't own a car.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 07:39 am Post Subject:

Heya, it is a wise idea, all right, but non owners insurance has some limitations of its own as well. Typical nonowners insurance doesn't offer collision ‘n' comprehensive coverage or rental reimbursement coverage. Moreover, it acts more like a ‘gap insurance', i.e. the nonowners insurance coverage will kick after the auto insurance coverage on the car gets exhausted. It is not widely available also (I'd to search a lot on net for one). InsAmi

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:44 am Post Subject:

Good morning Jason,

I don't have auto insurance because I don't have a car. I would like to know, will it affect my premium in the future when I'll buy a car?

Any suggestion on what type of insurance shall I buy?

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 05:10 pm Post Subject:

Hi,

Good question. In agreement with some other posters, the assumption is that you ARE insured currently with your employer. This means that you DO have insurance, but not in your own name.

One of the primary qualifiers in most areas for car insurance is whether you currently have coverage. Normally, if you can prove current coverage under a policy, regardless of who owns that policy (in this case, your employer), that will get you better rates. This is, of course, assuming you meet the rest of the company's underwriting criteria as well.
If you are insured under your employer's auto coverage, that shouldn't be a problem normally.

Many insurers will accept that you have current coverage under an employer's auto policy if you can present proof to the new insurer that indeed you were covered through your employer. This should be fairly simple to accomplish through your employer's insurance; your employer simply needs to request the info from the insurance company.

If this is the case, you will normally not be considered to be a "rookie" insured and should receive a better rating base. Rookies pay a considerably higher premium in most areas, and will typically have to pay those higher rates for a year or so. The insurers want to feel that you have a clue, and normally reserve their best rates for currently insured applicants.

Also keep in mind that other criteria will also establish your premium rates. Just about all carriers are using credit (insurance) scoring as an underwriting tool. This could be altered by your state law regarding the use of credit in insurance; many states now have laws as to how credit may be used for this purpose. Driving records, type of vehicle, the territory in which you live, other drivers in the household and their driving records, how the vehicle is to be used, if you have more than one piece of insurance business with that carrier (multi-policy discounts are very common) and other things will all affect your premium rates.

If you need more help from the forum...just ask!

InsTeacher 8)

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Hi Pat,

Your post has been shifted to the following url in order to generate better user responses:
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Lakemen

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 07:08 am Post Subject:

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Lakemen

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 04:59 am Post Subject: non owners drivers insurance

I need to know rates of non owners car insurance

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 05:06 am Post Subject:

If you are driving a rented car or a car other than yours, now is the time to consider getting a non auto insurance policy. Many people think they only need to take out an insurance policy if they own the vehicle they are driving. But needless to say, most of the states now require any driver who operates a vehicle to hold financial means to settle in case accidents happen.

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 05:29 am Post Subject:

But needless to say, most of the states now require any driver who operates a vehicle to hold financial means to settle in case accidents happen.